Kanu Bannerjee
Also Known As: Kanu Banerji, Kanu Bandyopadhyay, Kanu Banerjee
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Birthday: June 20, 1905
Deathday: January 27, 1983
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Aparajito
Overview: Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother. This tenderly expressive, often heart-wrenching film, which won three top prizes at the Venice Film Festival, including the Golden Lion, not only extends but also spiritually deepens the tale of Apu. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1996.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1956-10-11
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The Apu Trilogy
Overview: The Apu collection is a trilogy consisting of three Bengali films directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished) and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu). The films — completed 1955-1959 — were based on two Bengali novels written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay: Pather Panchali (1929) and Aparajito (1932). They are frequently listed among the greatest films of all time and are often cited as the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shankar.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: Unknown
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Ratrir Tapasya
Overview: Bhupen is an excellent student who works as a private tutor to support his education and family. He begins to teach Sandhya who is a rich man's granddaughter. She ends up falling for him and that ruins his career, even though he did not feel the same for her. He later gets married to Kalyani but he and Sandhya still share a bond for the sake of her property.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1952-05-30
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Bhangagara
Overview: Eldest brother brings up the orphaned brother single handed along with his (later) second wife's child-widow cousin. When they grow up and marry, the new wives break the family, will it rejoin? At what cost?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-12-17
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Mahashweta
Overview: The widower land-lord fixes his wayward step-brother's alliance with priest's daughter. Groom disappears on wedding day, and he is forced to marry her. The brother comes back and when the elder brother dies, tries to dispossess the widow.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1967-11-24
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Shapmukti
Overview: A lonely girl faces several odds in society after her mother's death. Later, she gets attracted to a witty man, who decides to marry her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1940-09-07
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Durgeshnandini
Overview: Durgeshnandini is a sweeping historical drama set against the backdrop of 16th-century India. This epic tale follows the intertwined destinies of Jagat Singh, a Mughal general, and Tilottama, a Bengali princess. Their love story unfolds amidst the turbulent Pathan-Mughal conflicts, leading to a series of dramatic events, including betrayal, loss, and ultimate triumph.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1927-12-03
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Pandit Mashai
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1951-07-19
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Mayer Pran
Overview: A 1941 Bengali Drama Film directed by Pramathesh Barua.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1941-12-19
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Moner Mayur
Overview: Anu and Binay love each other and wish to get married but face opposition from her greedy uncle. They decide to elope but are caught and separated due to unforeseen circumstances.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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The Power of Chant
Overview: Ambernath a well-educated Sanskrit pundit was different from his childhood. The way he thought and described everything was quite different from others. His master Jagannath Tarka Churamoni loved him a lot and after his death, Ambernath took his place. In such a situation Bani the daughter of local zamindar and Ambernath met. After few days, they got married. Bani were very skeptical about her husband and they were not happy with their relation. Later Ambernath left his wife and stayed alone. In the meantime, Bani also understood the affection and love she had for her husband. She came to know about life and commitment. One day Bani heard that Ambernath was very ill and he stayed in a lonely place. Bani rushed there and put her every effort to make him healthy. Later they came to know each other and lived happily.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-12-17
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Alo Amar Alo
Overview: A rich industrialist and womanizer, Nirendra, has a poor woman, Atashi, kidnapped. In the struggle, she loses her memory. Atashi recovers in Nirendra's care and the two begin to fall in love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna
Overview: This is a very old Bengali movie which shows Sri Ramakrishna's innocent and pure devotion to the divine mother. India, with her wealth of spiritual tradition, has produced many spiritual giants. One of the greatest was Ramakrishna (1836-1886). His life was a testament to truth, universality, love and purity. Born in a rural village outside Calcutta, Ramakrishna even as a boy naturally gravitated toward leading a spiritual life. This tendency only intensified as he grew older. When as a young man he became a temple priest, he was seized by an unquenchable thirst for union with God, and he immersed himself in intense meditation and other spiritual practices.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1955-02-09
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Champadangar Bou
Overview: Setap, a money-minded man, gets insecure when he hears a rumour about his dutiful wife and spendthrift brother, Mahatap. Soon, things go out of hand when Setap's rage takes over. Setap became mad hearing those words from Ghoton.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-04-02
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Sadharan Meye
Overview: A run-of-the-mill girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1948-07-01
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Upahar
Overview: Krishna, the daughter of a penny-pincher, falls for their tenant, Sunil. However, when Sunil leaves to forge a career, her insensitive father fixes her marriage with someone else for money.
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Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1955-12-30
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Pather Panchali
Overview: Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1955-08-26
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Ei Korechho Bhalo
Overview: A miser bequeaths his property to his two destitute nephews, provided they within a month marry girls who are well mannered, high family, beautiful and young (22-24 age) issue-less divorcees, divorced within 2 months of marriage.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1970-08-21
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Dibaratrir Kabya
Overview: Throughout her life, Supriya loved a man and was married to another man however she did not either escape from her responsibilities as a doting wife. However, her inner feelings keep tormenting her all her life and her married life becomes an utter failure. She not only ruins her life but everybody else's around her. In the end, her life becomes nothing more than fragmented pieces of broken images.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1970-01-16
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Sanjibani
Overview: A narration of the journey of a young aspiring writer. Sandhya Rani and Uttam Kumar won critical favor for their performance in the film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
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Mahakabi Kalidas
Overview: A naive Sanskrit poet, shunned for falling in love with a low-caste Indian woman, faces challenges after entering into a competition with a princess.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1942-03-21
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Kalyani
Overview: A 1954 Bengali Drama Film directed by Nirendranath Lahiri.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1954-05-07
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Sanjher Pradip
Overview: A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Sudhangshu Mukhopadhyay & written by Prabhabati Devi Saraswati.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1955-01-28
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Jighangsa
Overview: The movie revolves around the unwanted incidents that happened in the princely state of Ratnagarh. After the murder of King Chandrakanta, one Dr. Palit (Kamal Mitra) asked for help from one Detective Smarajit Sen (Sisir Batabyal), as a family friend. Detective Sen sent his assistant Bimal to Ratnagarh to investigate and ascertain the security of young Kumar Bahadur, a new predecessor of the royal family of the estate. They observed that a mysterious lady Manjusri (Manju De) sang an uncanny song in the adjacent water body near the palace. Mr. Gupta (Bikash Roy), a suspicious botanist who stayed in the neighborhood also roamed in that locality. It revealed that he was deprived of the real property of the royal family and took revenge by killing the members of the family. He used one deaf and dumb porter as a hired killer. Ultimately, he was killed by the detective at the end before he could commit another murder.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1951-04-20
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Garmil
Overview: Niren Lahiri directs this social-minded melodrama about the complicated relationship between a traditional Hindu family headed by Madhab Thakur (Choudhury) and their progressive next-door neighbor Mukherjee (Chhabi Biswas). Thakur's daughter, Malati (Sheila Haldar), and Mukherjee's son, Robi (Robin Majumdar), run a school teaching traditional Hindu values which they hope will become a countrywide franchise. Their planned nuptials are impeded when Malati's older sister is forced to marry a Brahmin against her will, resulting in a full-scale revolt in both households. Eventually, the rift is settled, the hero and heroine marry, and a sort of Hindu-laden modernity reigns in the two families.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1942-05-22
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Apur Panchali
Overview: Arko, a film student, invites Subir Banerjee, who played the legendary role of Apu, to attend an award ceremony in Germany. But the old man hesitates to accept the invitation.
Genres: Family History Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 2014-04-25
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Priyatama
Overview: A 1948 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Pashupati Chattopadhyay.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1948-05-21
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Pratikar
Overview: Sri Beniprasad, owner of "Model Drugs," discovers his workers’ grievances when he finds a bulletin circulated by them. Though his son Dilip is involved with the company, he advises his father to investigate independently. Taking on a disguise as a common laborer, Beni Prasad learns that his executives are dishonest and oppressive, even mistreating him. He is welcomed by Rammoy, a worker, and his family, where Jayanta, an enigmatic leader of the labor movement, regularly appears. During a secret meeting, Jayanta realizes Beni Prasad is undercover and orders his glasses broken, rendering him unable to see. Both Beni Prasad and Rammoy's daughter Reba question Jayanta’s true identity, which is revealed in a twist at the film's end.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1944-11-11
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